Home Again

After leaving Charleston Friday morning we had a 5 hr drive back

to the shack.  It was a nice sunny day and the drive went quickly.

It's hard to believe that this quick trip started in September and included

visits with friends in Williamsburg, then the Rally in Goshen (which

Kate and I prefer to forget) and then almost a month of traveling

with Jim & Kristi thru Ohio, Gettysburg, the Blue Ridge followed

by a dash west to Phoenix - the purchase of the Dog House - a week in Tucson

and then 10 nights in the Dog House.

The Dog house house turned out to be an excellent addition to the RV Fleet.

Kate and I both find it a great travel vehicle - very comfortable - and we

are looking forward to further adventures in it and the Monty.

This morning was clean out the dog house day and give it and the truck a quick bath.

Ahh...  they are both clean again.

Soon we'll be hauling the boat behind but that is for another day...

After the wash it was time to take the dog house off of the truck.

First I lower the jacks and lift the camper up a couple of inches off of the truck bed.

Once the camper is clear of the truck bed I disconnect the power supply

that runs from the truck to the camper

(See it hanging just behind the cab)

I then pull forward very carefully till I am clear of the camper.

I'm now clear of the camper and can lower it down closer to the ground

in the storage position.

Here it is lowered.

This is the same configuration that it would be in if we were camping in

it but wanted to leave it at a campsite.

We would of course level it with the jacks....

Here the driveway slopes away from the house and I did not worry

about leveling it.   Each jack works independently so I have

full adjustment capabilities.

I am now in clean out the garage mode.

We want to consolidate and throw stuff out to get a head start in

case the house sells in the near future.

In any event - we are home till mid-December at which point we will turn

around and head back out to Tucson, pick up the Monty

and spend the winter like last year camping in the desert.